Participants_in_OWEA_by_CMSM_and_Program_2016-17_to_2022-23
This dataset contains the number of individuals actively participating in Ontario Works Employment Assistance activities, by type of activity. It contains the number of active participants in a month, on average, receiving Ontario Works income support or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) income support for each of the fiscal years from 2016-17 to 2022-23. The dataset shows average monthly counts grouped by Consolidated Municipal Service Manager (CMSM) or District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) and by Catchment Area.
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Data dictionary
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FY | Text |
Fiscal Year |
| PC | Text |
ODS = Ontario Disability Support Program, ONW = Ontario Works |
| CMSM_DSSAB | Text |
Delivery partner that manages the person's Participation Agreement under social assistance |
| CA | Text |
The province has been divided into 15 Catchment Areas that align with Statistics Canada Economic Regions boundaries. Toronto Economic Region is further divided into five Catchment Areas according to census division boundaries |
| TAP | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Ontario Works Employment Assistance activities. An individual is an active participant if he/she actively participates in at least one Ontario Works Employment Assistance activity (see: https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/25-participation-requirements https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/26-employment-information-session https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/81-early-employment-supports https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/84-addiction-services-initiative-asi https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/85-employment-placements https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-works-policy-directives/86-community-placements ) |
| IJS | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Independent Job Search activities |
| SJS | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Structured Job Search activities |
| CP | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Community Participation activities |
| EPWI | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Employment Placement with Incentives activities |
| EPWOI | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Employment Placement without Incentives activities |
| SE | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Self Employment activities |
| BET | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Basic Education and Training activities |
| JST | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Job Skills Training activities |
| LEAP | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Learning, Earning and Parenting activities |
| LIT | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Literacy activities |
| ASI | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in the Addiction Services Initiative |
| EIS | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Employment Information Session |
| RE | Text |
Total number of individuals actively participating in Retaining Employment activities |
Additional information
- Last updated
- March 31, 2023
- Created
- August 6, 2026
- Format
- text/csv
- File size
- 50.1 KiB
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Ontario
- Name
- Participants_in_OWEA_by_CMSM_and_Program_2016-17_to_2022-23
- Type
- Data
- Language
- English
- Data range start
- April 1, 2016
- Data range end
- March 31, 2023
- Validation status
- success
- Validation timestamp
- 2026-08-06T20:39:36.379889
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